The vinyl signs were stolen from playgrounds in Mystic and Mantoloking, New Jersey last month. They were dedicated to Grace McDonnell and Chase Kowalski, two of the 20 first-graders killed in Newtown.

Police say Truelove admitted stealing the signs because he doesn't believe the December 2012 shooting happened.

Stonington police tell The Day of New London the playground signs have already been replaced and the originals will be given to the McDonnell and Kowalski families.

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In this undated photo provided by Mark Sherlach, Mark Sherlach and his wife, school psychologist Mary Sherlach, pose for a photo. Mary Sherlach was killed Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School.